71. On Saturday, stiff winds blew eight hot-air balloons into restricted airspace at Kirtland Air Force Base. 72. Rusedski and Krajicek conducted a big serve showdown at Arthur Ashe Stadium, matching booming power shots as stiff winds whipped around them. 73. Schools and government offices were closed Monday to celebrate the peace, although many people feared little more than a stiff wind could kill it, too. 74. Seven astronauts arrived at space shuttle Atlantis amid heightened security and secrecy Monday as stiff wind threatened to further delay the space station construction mission. 75. Several favorites had trouble as stiff wind swept the course, along with heavy rainbursts. 76. Stiff wind prevented space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts from landing on Sunday, keeping them in orbit an extra day. 77. Stiff wind prevented space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts from landing Sunday and kept them in orbit an extra day. 78. Soldiers struggled Thursday to get tents to stand up to stiff winds, while a blacksmith forged iron pegs to replace weaker wooden ones. 79. Some lingering rain bands and stiff southerly winds on the back edge of Bonnie continued to affect Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 80. Stiff wind forced flight controllers to cancel the first of two opportunities to land the shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday. |
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